Going to school with your computer can mean taking your computer to school, or going to school via your computer. At Sullivan University, in Louisville, Kentucky, you can take a variety of courses via the Internet. At other universities in the country, you can get an entire degree over the Internet.

Getting an education with computers has become easier and much more affordable. The price of entry level personal computers is now under $500, making it possible for many more families to purchase a computer to give both parents and children the advantage they need to compete in today's world. Commercial online services and the Internet are filled with educational sites that are packed full of information, assistance, and educational opportunities. Let's look at one of the leading online services.

When using America Online, you can go to the Research and Learn Channel to find information on history, science, reading and writing, plus course outlines, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and an area titled Ask-A-Teacher, where you can get answers from teachers at any level of education, from kindergarten through college. If you are a teacher who would like to share your expertise, you can apply to be one of the online teachers. In the Ask-A-Teacher section, you can look up answers to other people's questions, post your own questions, get live teacher help, or e-mail a teacher. America Online's Research and Learn Channel also links you to the comprehensive college database by Peterson where you can get a wealth of information on colleges and universities. Using Peterson's College Quest, you can look up colleges alphabetically by region, by religious affiliation, by specific degree, and even find those who accept the Universal Application. Another way to access educational information on AOL is to use the keyword "education." This will bring up several more links to great education areas.

Another great source of educational information is the Internet's World Wide Web. To help you get started on your educational journey into cyberspace, we have listed several education related Internet sites. After you've mastered Web-crawlers and search engines, you'll realize that these are just a few of the hundreds of thousands of sites available to teachers and students. We have chosen a wide variety of sites and grouped them into categories for easier use. Many of these sites have links to other sites, so you'll be "surfing" before you know it. Be aware that sites often change addresses and new sites pop-up every day, so you may discover many new sites along the way.

Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov

Smithsonian Institution

http://www.si.edu

Quest

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov

Sullivan University

http://www.sullivan.edu

NCSA Outreach

www.ncsa.uiuc.edu

Yahoo Education Resources

www.yahoo.com/education

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math and Science Education

www.enc.org

The Virtual School

www.virtualschool.edu

Family Education Network

http://familyeducation.com

Ambassador Programs, Inc. - offers international educational experiences for students.

http://www.ambassadors.com

CampusTours - provides links to the virtual tours, interactive campus maps, Webcams, videos pictures of hundreds of US colleges and universities.

http://www.campustours.com

The White House

www.whitehouse.gov

Surveys have shown that fifty percent of teacher education graduates, from seven hundred fifty different programs, feel that they were technologically ill prepared. Many teachers feel computers can individualize instruction, but their teaching style must be adapted to make computers an important resource in the classroom. By the year 2000, over two million kindergarten to twelfth grade educators will have Internet access.

Tired Teacher's Website K-12

http://www.teachercertification.org/teach/tired-teacher-website-k12/

In addition to all the information on the networks, there are some notable software programs to help educate kids, from toddler through college. A visit to your local software dealer will present you with many choices. For a few editor's choices be sure to go to our Editor's Choice section.

If you are not currently using your computer to further your education, be aware there are millions of children using their computers who may one day compete with you. It may be time to find your seat in the computerized schoolhouse.

Till next month . . .

Happy Computing!

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